Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Overcomever podcast. I am your host,
Speaker 1: Jennika Lopez. Thank you guys so much for choosing to
Speaker 1: listen to today's episode. Today's podcast, we are going to
Speaker 1: pause and reflect and invite God to meet us where
Speaker 1: we are at right now. I've gotten so many messages
Speaker 1: and dms about feeling lost in not knowing who you
Speaker 1: are and where to start your life, and you just
Speaker 1: don't know where to begin. You don't know who you are.
Speaker 1: And today's episode is for anyone who has ever felt lost.
Speaker 1: Maybe you're going through a season where you don't recognize yourself.
Speaker 1: Maybe life has shifted in ways you have never expected,
Speaker 1: and you're asking yourself, who am I, where do I belong?
Speaker 1: And what is my purpose? And let me tell you
Speaker 1: I have been there countless and countless times before where
Speaker 1: I have felt alone, like the world didn't understand me,
Speaker 1: my siblings didn't understand me, and I just I felt
Speaker 1: like what am I doing here? Then? If I don't
Speaker 1: know who I am or what I'm doing, then what
Speaker 1: am I doing on this earth? If that's you today,
Speaker 1: let's take a deep breath. You are not alone, and
Speaker 1: more importantly, God has not lost sight of you. So
Speaker 1: let's get comfy. Let's take this time together wherever you
Speaker 1: guys are at, in your car, at home, at work,
Speaker 1: in your kitchen, whatever you guys are doing. Let's discover
Speaker 1: how to find ourselves together, not in the expectations of
Speaker 1: the world, not in our past mistakes, not even in
Speaker 1: our successes and the things that we have done, but
Speaker 1: in the one who has created us. Let's talk about
Speaker 1: the feeling of being lost. Let's acknowledge feeling lost is
Speaker 1: part of a human experience. I would hate to say it,
Speaker 1: but it's normal. We all go through seasons of uncertainty, transition,
Speaker 1: or doubt. Maybe you are navigating through a major life change.
Speaker 1: You're graduating, I know when we're graduating, even in high school.
Speaker 1: If you're young and listening to this, you don't know
Speaker 1: what the next step is. You're moving. You feel like,
Speaker 1: what the heck am I doing? A career shift, a breakup,
Speaker 1: becoming a parent, or in my case, my losing both
Speaker 1: of my parents and starting life and not knowing what
Speaker 1: I'm doing. You also could be feeling like you're disconnected
Speaker 1: from your purpose, as if you're just going through the motions.
Speaker 1: When you used to feel so confident about it. I've
Speaker 1: also been there. You look in the mirror and you
Speaker 1: don't recognize the person staring back at you. You've been
Speaker 1: chasing the wrong things, approval, success, relationships that ultimately have
Speaker 1: left you feeling empty. If if you connect with any
Speaker 1: of these things today, let me remind you that God
Speaker 1: sees you. He knows exactly where you are even when
Speaker 1: you don't. There's a psalm that says, where can I
Speaker 1: go from your spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?
Speaker 1: If I go up to the heavens, you are there.
Speaker 1: If I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
Speaker 1: If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if
Speaker 1: I settle on the far side of the sea, even there,
Speaker 1: your hand will guide me. Your right hand will hold
Speaker 1: me fast. That's Psalms one nine at seven through ten.
Speaker 1: And even in our lost, most lost moments, God is
Speaker 1: holding us. There's nowhere we can can go that God
Speaker 1: does not see us or hear us. Even if you
Speaker 1: think that he's far, he might just be really close
Speaker 1: and waiting for you just to open that door and
Speaker 1: let him in. We also can be going based our feelings,
Speaker 1: could be going based on what the world says versus
Speaker 1: what God says. And that's difficult because we live in
Speaker 1: a society where we see the world, we see social media,
Speaker 1: we see these things. And it's also hard to know
Speaker 1: what God says when you can't see him. But we
Speaker 1: can feel him and we know the truth and what
Speaker 1: he says. One of the biggest reasons that we feel
Speaker 1: lost is because we're looking for our identity in the
Speaker 1: wrong places. You, guys, I know, I know, I know.
Speaker 1: It is so hard. The world says you are what
Speaker 1: you are achieve so if I do better, this is
Speaker 1: who I am. The world says you are your mistakes,
Speaker 1: they label you, they have these on you, and that's
Speaker 1: not what it is. The world says you have to
Speaker 1: figure it out on your own. But God says something
Speaker 1: completely different. We are God's masterpiece. He has created us
Speaker 1: anew so we can do good things He planned for
Speaker 1: us so long ago. That's Ephesians two ten. You are
Speaker 1: not your job, you guys, You are not your failures,
Speaker 1: You are not your past. You are God's masterpiece, handcrafted, intentional,
Speaker 1: and chosen. I know it may feel like you can't
Speaker 1: understand that or see that, but there's somebody that has
Speaker 1: created you for purpose and shown you who you are.
Speaker 1: Your identity is found in God, in grace, and that
Speaker 1: is that is the beautiful thing that we could just
Speaker 1: come to God and we are gifted grace and knowing
Speaker 1: that you know what, This is not who I am.
Speaker 1: Maybe I was always the chunky I was always the
Speaker 1: chunky girl, the pity party girl because both of my
Speaker 1: parents passed away. But I'm not that. I'm the girl
Speaker 1: that overcame those things. I'm the person that found God
Speaker 1: and found my purpose and other things to be able
Speaker 1: to I've been called to bring healing, to bring to
Speaker 1: speak God into your guys' lives and to speak on
Speaker 1: these experiences. I'm not the grief girl. I'm not the
Speaker 1: fat girl. I'm not the person that that doesn't amount
Speaker 1: to anything. I'm not the oh people would call me, Oh,
Speaker 1: you're just You're just Jenny Rivera's daughter. I'm not Jenny.
Speaker 1: I'm not just Jenny Rivera's daughter. I'm also Jenica and
Speaker 1: God loves me and I'm God's child. And that leads
Speaker 1: to finding yourself in God. How do we shift from
Speaker 1: feeling lost to knowing who we are in God. We're
Speaker 1: gonna touch on that when we come back from the brain.
Speaker 1: All right, you guys, welcome back. All right. So how
Speaker 1: do we shift from feeling lost to knowing who we
Speaker 1: are in God? Well? Number one, return to your creator.
Speaker 1: When something is broken, you don't take it to a
Speaker 1: random person. You take it to the one who made
Speaker 1: it right. The same is true for us when we
Speaker 1: feel lost. Our first step is to return to God.
Speaker 1: Spend time with him. Open your Bible, pray, pray. It
Speaker 1: doesn't have to be with fancy words, but with honesty.
Speaker 1: Like Lord, I feel lost. I don't know where I'm
Speaker 1: going or who I am right now, but I know
Speaker 1: you created me with purpose. Show me who I am
Speaker 1: in you, Show me who I am in your eyes.
Speaker 1: I want to see myself the way that you see me.
Speaker 1: Number two. Number two, let go of false identities. You
Speaker 1: have to ask yourself, what have I been? What have
Speaker 1: I been defining? Identifying myself that isn't from God? Is
Speaker 1: it what people think of you? Is it your past mistakes?
Speaker 1: Is it your career or your status. If it's not
Speaker 1: rooted in God, it's not your true identity. Let it go.
Speaker 1: Let that weight off of your chest, go, stop carrying it,
Speaker 1: let it go. Number three, embrace what God says about you. Obviously,
Speaker 1: the Bible tells us full of truths about who we
Speaker 1: are in God. And here's just a few. You are loved,
Speaker 1: you're chosen, you are known, you are redeemed, and you
Speaker 1: have a purpose. I would encourage you guys to write
Speaker 1: these down. Put it on a sticky note. If you
Speaker 1: work at a desk, put it on a sticky note,
Speaker 1: Put it at the edge of your computer, put it
Speaker 1: in your notes, put leave it as a wallpaper. Tattoo
Speaker 1: it to yourself and speak them over your life. You
Speaker 1: have to speak positive things to yourself and knowing that
Speaker 1: this is what God says about me, not the world,
Speaker 1: but God. And it is in Scripture, and it isn't
Speaker 1: the most prominent book of the world. That doesn't change.
Speaker 1: Every time you feel lost, remind yourself of who you
Speaker 1: are in Him. Number four Walking forward with God. Finding
Speaker 1: yourself and God is not a one time thing. It's
Speaker 1: a daily journey. You have to sacrifice yourself. You have
Speaker 1: to submit yourself, surrender yourself to God in order to
Speaker 1: really find and walk your way into your true identity.
Speaker 1: Every day, starting with morning surrender, start your day by
Speaker 1: asking God, who do you say I am renewing your mind,
Speaker 1: spending time in scripture and replace those lies with God's truth.
Speaker 1: Number three, step out in faith even if you don't
Speaker 1: have all the answers, trust that God is leading you,
Speaker 1: for we lead by faith, not by sight. And staying connected.
Speaker 1: Surround yourself with people who remind you of your identity
Speaker 1: in Christ. Good people, people that are going to lead
Speaker 1: you to keep your walk, inspiring you to do better.
Speaker 1: People that are encouraging, that aren't negative, that come with
Speaker 1: the healthy, healthy talk versus cheese miandol talking mess or
Speaker 1: that are just negative nancies. We don't need that. And
Speaker 1: if you have those certain people in your life, I
Speaker 1: encourage you guys today check your circle. Are they bettering
Speaker 1: your mind? Are they leading you to your purpose? Are
Speaker 1: they diminishing your identity? Are they going against what God says?
Speaker 1: And I know it may suck because and I've had
Speaker 1: to be there. We're also too grown to cut people
Speaker 1: out of our lives and whatever. And I know that
Speaker 1: some people, But but Jenica, what if I want to
Speaker 1: bring them closer to God? You could do that in
Speaker 1: a healthy way and also having those boundaries, so if
Speaker 1: you have but we can get that into that in
Speaker 1: another episode. I just want to share that. But you
Speaker 1: have to stay connected, draw yourself closer to people that
Speaker 1: are gonna help you stay connected to your purpose and
Speaker 1: your identity. If you're feeling lost today, I want to
Speaker 1: remind you you're not alone, You're not forgotten. God knows
Speaker 1: exactly where you are. He will meet you there. He's
Speaker 1: always on time. He's never early, he's never late, but
Speaker 1: he's always on time, and he's leading you back to
Speaker 1: yourself and ultimately, ultimately that's leading back to him. I
Speaker 1: want to pray over you guys today and putting your
Speaker 1: hearts at peace and help you find your identity. Coming
Speaker 1: from a girl that has felt like her identity has
Speaker 1: been in social media and her mistakes and her family name,
Speaker 1: I just want to pray over you, guys, because I've
Speaker 1: been there, and I have found the way, and I
Speaker 1: have really really been in a place where my identity,
Speaker 1: where I no longer let my identity be defined by
Speaker 1: those things. Father. I come before you with an open
Speaker 1: heart for those that feel lost, that I know that
Speaker 1: you see them, you see me, Lord, that they may
Speaker 1: let go of false identities and step into what you
Speaker 1: have created them to be. Remind them that they are loved,
Speaker 1: chosen and known by You. Guide our steps and lead
Speaker 1: us back to your truth and Jesus name. Amen. If
Speaker 1: today's episode spoke to you, I'd love for you guys
Speaker 1: to share it with someone who might need a little
Speaker 1: bit of encouragement today. And if you haven't already, make
Speaker 1: sure you guys subscribe so that we can continue in
Speaker 1: this journey together. And until next Tuesday, remember this, you
Speaker 1: are found in Him, you are enough, and you are loved.
Speaker 1: This is Jenica from the Overcomfort podcast. And go out
Speaker 1: and walk in your to your identity today and I
Speaker 1: will see you guys next Tuesday. Bye. Overcomfort podcast is
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